Adrian J. Martyn
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Adrian J. Martyn (born 1975), local historical writer.
A native of Galway, author of The Tribes of Galway (2001), and several prior and subsequent articles dealing with aspects of local history.
He remains the only known Irish historian in living memory to have challenged someone to a duel (see first external link).
[edit] Sources and Publications
- The Martyn Family of Galway 1365-1998, Journal of the Martin Family Historical Society, 1998
- Strange Flames, lyrics and poems, 1998
- Galway Corporation Officials 1498-1654, Galway Advertiser, 2000
- The Martin - Eyre Feud 1652-1749 Parts I and II, Galway Advertiser, 2000
- Laught Katherine Ni French, Galway Advertiser, 2000
- As The Centuries Passed: A History of Kiltullagh 1500-1900 (contributed five articles), 2000
- The Tribes of Galway, 2001
- Contributor to Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway 1485-2001, William Henry (historian), 2002.
- Researcher for Germany Calling: A Personal Biography of Lord Haw-Haw, Mary Kenny, 2003.
- Adviser & Researcher for The Eccentric Member for Galway: The Story of Richard Martin, Animal Rights Pioneer, Peter Phillips, 2003.
- Extracts From "The Book Of Dead Names, Winter 2004/05, Journal of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, Winter 2004/2005
- The Martyn Tribe of Galway - An Outline of Our Clans and Septs, JGSI, Spring 2005
- A Galway Lawyer at the Confederation of Kilkenny, JGSI, Summer 2006.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.monasette.com/archive/000320.html
- http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~quibellg/Galwaybooks.htm
- http://fhsofmartin.org.uk/
- http://www.familyhistory.ie/
